Went in this afternoon with some friends. Food was incredible and the service was fantastic. Bartender was super personable and attentive. Accommodated any baseball game we asked to have on and made our time a pleasure. Definitely going to be doing some football Sundays here. read more

IT'S SUMMER TIME! It might behoove you to turn the friggin air conditioning on! Just because your bar is empty doesn't mean you should just cut corners to save money. What happens if new customers come in and once the drinks kick in and their body temperature goes up....there's NO A/C! Why in gods would they stay and spend more money at your establishment??!!??? Common sense would dictate that to most business owners. Just saying....it's something to consider. At least put it on for the nice employees who work there. read more

This is the best bar in the neighborhood. The people who work there are so nice and personable. The food and drinks amazing. Everything I try is full of flavor and the prices are fantastic. We had the French dip sandwich. Best sandwich I have had in a long time. And the chicken fingers are the bomb. Super crispy and cooked to perfection. read more

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Food was not good at all! Burger & fries. Place was empty at 8:40 on a Wednesday night. Heavy Metal music blasting. We were the only ones there. I know why it's empty. Lots of good places in Lindenhurst. Bar tender/waiter was very nice. read more

I come here usually once a week. Their ragin' cajun wings are the best wings around. I highly recommend them! The staff is great. Friendly and attentive and never have an issue waiting to get a drink. read more

Ordered takeout, told 15mins. Arrived 20mins later. After waiting an additional 30mins at the bar for my food, I canceled my order. Don't accept takeout orders if your kitchen staff cannot fulfill these orders within a timely fashion!!!! Making a burger isn't a 5 course meal read more

A little town hidden gem! Had great late night eats and loved the welcoming environment :)

0 Terrible service. Waited 2 hours for food while watching take out amd 2 other tables get their food. The owner kept making excuses and didn't even apologize. We were 5 people and after 2 hours only got one order. I sent it back because it was cold, and we proceeded to leave. As we were leaving, she was yelling at us about how much money we cost her. Never offered us a drink or anything. We did leave a tip for the poor waitress who was bartending and waiting tables. read more

Shout out to Sidelines for making my afternoon easy while on lockdown. Always leery to order our with two VERY picky kids but both kids scoffed their meals down in an instant! Wings were perfectly spiced (Ragin' Cajun) and freshly fried, turkey club was nicely toasted and not dry like most places, my daughter ordered a custom hero that wasn't on the menu and she said was made perfectly. Hubs salad was plentiful loaded with meat, my son loved the chicken fingers and RAVED about the awesome French fries. And trust when I say, this is a HARD CROWD TO PLEASE! Awesome work, service despite the challenging times we are working thru. Thank you all at Sidelines for a pleasant afternoon. We will be ordering (and be back in person) again! read more

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Bartenders are nice but not exactly on the ball. Nice renovation. Hate having to ask twice for anything. The food is okay. Mac & cheese bites are best. read more

Ordered food and drink, then asked for a glass of water three different times over a 30 minute time frame. Never got it, waited over 35 minutes. then asked for a refill of drinks for my party. After bartender was gone from bar for over 20 minutes I asked the male worker for refill and water, he stated, I am doing three different things. When I complained of the poor service the female suddenly appeared again and told me they would not serve me any longer, and asked me to leave. They blamed the lack of service on the economy and said, no one will work for them. They threatened to call the police threw my drink away and wouldn't let me settle my receipts. All because I called them out for bad service. They like to spin a narrative that they are the victims. Stay away from this place, they are really bad people running this business read more

WE Love This bar!! The service is great, the beer and drinks are on point. We ordered wings well done and that's the way they came out. The bar, floors, bathroom and from what we can see in the kitchen are Very VERY CLEAN. This is really nice bar and Cafe with all the things you need to have a great time. read more

Sidelines use to be bearable for a few beers and wings late night in Lindenhurst after a softball game or late train ride. I was in around 9ish recently. I ordered the salt and vinegar wings upon the lovely waitress/bartender serving are table. My friend pulled two curly hairs off of one wing before being totally and utterly grossed the f out! No way this place will or should last w all the great new spots in Lindenhurst. I would not bring the bad news bears to eat here. read more

Best Place to host a Fundraiser or hang out with friends. Always clean as a whistle. It's a hidden gem in Lindenhurst Village. Luann and the staff are so amazing and always take good care of all our youth and sport's clubs. BEST Texas toast grilled cheese and wings around. We always a great time at Sidelines. read more

This place recently opened a few months ago and we finally made it in on a Friday evening. They definitely cleaned up the place and has a lot of sports Decour. You can do betting there which is nice if you're into horse races. Lots of TVs lots of memorabilia and clean bathrooms. Decent bar menu and drink selection. People were friendly food was good check it out if you're in the town. read more

the worst burger and fries I have ever had in my life. freezer burned well done hockey puck on a stale bun, with a side of soggy fries. no way people eat this read more

So glad to see a sports bar open in Lindy. Walking in immediately saw a lot of people at 7:30 on Saturday night for dinner and drinks. We sat by window on a high top table. Overhead lights a bit too bright. Had a Caesar salad which was on the sweet side and good chili. Loved the sweet potato fries. Burger was good. Our server was very attentive. Liked playing card games on machine too. We will go back to play pool soon. It was a good night! read more

Sidelines Cafe - Sports Bars Near Me - Lindenhurst, New York

Just ordered for the first time and it won't be the last! Everything was delicious! We had wings, sandwiches and nachos and everything was great! read more

Really nice people, good beer list and food is delish. Great spot to watch sports. Always has the big games on with the sound loud and clear. Good crowd for the games. You can get into the game, but it's still relaxed. read more

Went here for lunch for the 10$ burger and brew special, and it did not disappoint! Some toppings were extra and fries were not included, but the food was excellent. Perfect little spot for a quick lunch that isn't fast food. Classic sports bar, more bars like this, and Lindenhurst will be on the rise again! read more

Been sitting for over an hour trying to get food and drinks! Only 1 person working, people are leaving that had been waiting for there order. Honestly need more people it's Friday night. The amount of business they lost!!! Still waiting now 2 hours!! read more

Excellent for Sunday football. All the games and great beer specials. Very clean comfortable atmosphere. Staff was very accommodating especially the bartender. She was very attentive even with a crowded bar. They might have to hire a waitress/waiter in the future for Sunday's because the crowd seemed to grow as the day went on. Overall excellent experience. read more

Friendly people and friendly bartender, forgot her name but she was great! They have OTB horse races and that was fun to play for my tap

I went there for a second time on a date Friday evening. I was very upset when I got my bill to find our bartender Michelle charged us for 2 extra shots WE DID NOT HAVE. I told her we only had 4 shots and she had a nasty attitude and claimed we had 2 more. The rest of the bill was correct. I was nice and calm with her but she really pissed me off. The guy with the beard that came in after her was wonderful! Our bill with him was fine. read more

I'm so glad that a new bar opened up in Lindy! Me and my mom have come here and sat at the bar several nights here already. We bump into one of the owners every time and she is beyond sweet. Nicole, the bartender, really takes the tome to make sure you get a cocktail you really like. She makes a mean martini and rum punch. Plus they have a great happy hour as well as drink specials. We have tried the fried pickles and the nachos and both were great, classic bar food. Portions are large. The place is brand new and super clean down to the bathrooms. Glad that there is now a quality bar in Lindenhurst thats not shady!!! read more

Horrible service! Horrible food! Horrible people! Food was cold! People were cold! Staff were cold!

Traveled from Rockaway on the advice of a friend. This place is amazing. Everything one can ask for in a sports bar and more. I have to also comend the staff, all of whom appear to love what they do. Thumbs up. Great place, great people, great food and drink.... read more

Had take out yesterday of French Dip sandwich, macaroni salad, and an order of huge wings. Exceptional. Can't wait til all eateries are open tor sit down. read more

This was the worst experience I have ever had in a bar and I am a bartender myself. Came to watch the Yankees astros playoff game on Sunday and the girl bartending was beyond rude. Monday is a Holliday so I looked up what time sidelines closed to make sure we could hang around for a while and it said 2am! She called last call at 12:35 with a pretty full bar and we were rushed out by 1 o'clock and told to "wrap it up we're closed." She stood next to my friend waiting for her to finish her beer so she could take her glass and lock the door so my friend couldn't even finish her beer. I wouldn't come back to this bar as long as this girl is working. read more

The place looks pretty decent but the food was HORRIBLE and the bartender wasn't friendly at all. Not coming back!!!

Finally a bar in Lindy that you don't feel uncomfortable hanging out in as a young adult female. The town really needed a place like Sidelines. The food is really good for bar food. Decent size space. read more

My husband and I recently discovered Sidelines and were happy to have a place to go to watch the Sunday NFL games that are not broadcast in New York. We went on three consecutive Sundays and had a consistent, positive experience each time. The bartender, Jen, was very friendly, and the "football menu" food was great. This past weekend, the playoff game we wanted to see was on Saturday night (1/5/19) so we got there a little after 6:30 and sat at a high-top since we were meeting friends. Katie was behind the bar and immediately came over to take our drink and food order. We let her know we'd be there all night, and she let us know that her shift was over at 7:30 but we'd be well taken care of even after she left. Fast forward to the shift change when Melissa and Chris took over. Though we didn't have any interaction with Chris (he was at the very far side of the bar), I wish we did because our experience with Melissa was negative from the start. She never came to our table to see if we needed anything, and when I went to the bar to order more drinks, she asked me if I had a tab. I said we never started one, but I could tell her what we had already consumed and start a retroactive tab with her. She seemed annoyed and tried to look for our order in the system, but couldn't find it. I then told her what we had ordered previously and went back to the table to get a credit card. About an hour later, we ordered wings, and when she brought them out, she also brought out hot dogs. I told her we didn't order hot dogs, and in an extremely nasty tone, she said "Yes, you did, you ordered them with me at the bar." I said, "No, I let you know at the bar that we had ordered hot dogs before you arrived when you were trying to establish our tab." I then asked her for plates and napkins for the wings. She grabbed the hot dogs back from the table and never came back again (no plates, no napkins, no interest in whether we needed anything else). A while later (9:00 or so), someone turned off the sound to the playoff game and started blasting the jukebox which is somewhat ridiculous. If an establishment is named "Sidelines" and has 20+ TVs, why would you override an NFL playoff game with music loud enough to drown out a jackhammer? Obviously, at this point, there was no reason for us to stay, and my husband and our friend went to settle their bill at the bar. While we were planning to leave, I had noticed that Katie, our original server, had come back in with friends. Since she had given us exceptional service and left before we could thank her, I personally gave her the entire tip on our bill. After we left and went to a sports bar that was actually focusing on the game, our friend told me that Melissa made a snide comment to him about my husband not leaving her a tip. Since I wasn't aware of this remark at the time and could not respond, I'll let this review speak for me. Melissa, a tip is not a given; a tip is earned, and when we have to go to the bar ourselves to order food and drinks, bus our own table, and return back to the bar to ask for and settle the bill, you did nothing to deserve the tip. We are generous tippers, but you actually have to "show up" to be entitled, and we gave the tip to the person who worked for it. All that said, we are still planning to return to Sidelines since the food, patrons, and other staff are great, and our many positive experiences there do outweigh this one negative one. read more

I have been to Sidelines for lunch and happy hour 4 times since their soft opening last month. They are still working out the usual kinks for a new place, but I mostly like this place. The bartenders were all very nice, friendly and efficient. The place itself is a terrific sports bar, with lots of TV's, including individual TV's in the booths. The also have off-track betting. The food I had was all very good, the wings, chili, and burgers were all excellent. I hope that perhaps they add entrees to the menu in the future, as of now they only have appetizers, burgers, salads and sandwiches. My only complaints concern their beer selection. They have an interesting selection of draft beer, although there is no light beer on tap. My biggest complaint is about the regular beer prices apart from Happy Hour. I ordered one the of drafts and was charged $9.50 a pint! That is way too high! It was Blue Toasted Lager, which is priced at $6.00 or $7.00 at other local spots. Hopefully they will make adjustments to the prices when they see that people won't order beers at such a high price. Apart from that, Sidelines is a welcome addition to Lindenhurst. One nice touch was that by the front door, they have pictures of all the bartenders which tell you what shifts they work. Dan read more